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Australian Ethical FUM AU$1.4bn for second half of 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... million, an increase of 11% and operating expenses were AU$8.4 million, up 3%. Previously, Vernon has told The Sustainability Report that the company had lowered fees and improved administration processes to improve sign-up and rollover processes, as ...

Uncorking economic, environmental benefits of wine on tap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
Ed note: The Sustainability Report is pleased to present this article from Katherine Christ and Roger Burritt of Macquarie University. Katherine Christ and Roger Burritt Roger Burritt and Katherine Christ, Macquarie University New retail technology ...

Sustainalytics opens Sydney office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... Sustainalytics flagged its interest in expanding into Australia in late 2014, when CEO Michael Jantzi told The Sustainability Report that Australia was "a strategic priority." Sustainalytics has offices in North America, Europe and Singapore. Currently ...

Nordea joins Corporate Human Rights Benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... which utilise the EIRIS research methodology, and Duncan Paterson, CEO of CAER, has previously told The Sustainability Report Australian investors should comment on the benchmark and support its development. "It is a great pleasure to welcome Nordea ...

Melbourne buildings retrofit with solar panels

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... capital restrictions that strata organisations face, particularly for these types of projects," SMF told The Sustainability Report. "We are working with City Of Melbourne's SmartBlocks program to target City of Melbourne resident's, 86% of whom live ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... organisations continue to embed sustainability with corporate strategy in Australia. Sustainability experts tell The Sustainability Report that environmental and human rights concerns will feature highly on the agenda in 2016. Chi Woo, KPMG Australia ...

HESTA allocates $6.7m to affordable housing development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... such as housing, and the social returns benchmarks are similarly flexible, HESTA has previously told The Sustainability Report. "Many of our members are familiar with the difficulty of accessing affordable housing and achieving home ownership," said ...

Paris Agreement: implications for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... Group. "The agreement is good, and it sets a clear objective for where parties want to go," Gerrard told The Sustainability Report. "In a perfect world, from a business perspective, having greater certainty around timeframes and time-bound objectives ...

Investors question payday lenders at AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... Money3 and Cash Converters because they're excluded companies for UCA Funds Management," Walsh told The Sustainability Report. "As a shareholder, I wrote to the auditor of each company, posing questions.... This is another signal that shareholders want ...

Panel discussion: Investing and human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... Christian Super; Michael Salvatico, vice president of MSCI ESG Research; Rachel Alembakis, publisher, The Sustainability Report; Alice Cope, executive manager of the UN Global Compact Network Australia. Missing from photo: Ian Woods, head of ESG Investment ...